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Wikimedia Strategic Plan

Our Strategic Priorities:

• Stabilize infrastructure
• Increase participation
• Improve quality
• Increase reach
• Encourage innovation

Wikimedia Foundation targets for 2015:

• Increase the total number of people served to 1 billion
• Increase the number of Wikipedia articles we offer to 50 million
• Ensure information is high quality by increasing the percentage of material reviewed to be of high or very high quality by 25 percent
• Encourage readers to become contributors by increasing the number of total editors who make at least 5 edits per month to 200,000
• Support healthy diversity in the editing community by doubling the percentage of female editors to 25 percent and increase the percentage of Global South editors to 37 percent

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Job openings

Wikimedia's content is written by volunteers. Wikimedia Foundation Staff & Contractors work in technical operations, software development, global community programs, finance/administration and fundraising.

Current Job Openings

Call For Independent Contractors

2009–10 Annual Report

Latest reports

• Wikimedia Foundation report for August 2011
• Metrics report card for April 2011 (being overhauled)
• Engineering report for August 2011
• Website availability status dashboard
• Receive reports and announcements by e-mail

Latest press releases

Wikimedia Foundation Announces 2011-2012 Board of Trustees and Elected Officers
Announcement follows Board meeting at Wikimania, the annual gathering of Wikimedia volunteers in Haifa, Israel. Read more (3 August 2011)

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation renews $3 million commitment to Wikimedia
Funds will support Wikimedia's strategic plan that focuses on increasing quality, the number and demographic diversity of its editors, and reaching more readers. Read more (11 July 2011)

See current events for more information.

Support us

The Wikimedia Foundation relies heavily on the generous support from our users. Please consider making a donation today, be it time or money. The benefactors page is dedicated to some of the companies and individuals helping to sustain the Wikimedia projects. The Wikimedia Foundation does not necessarily endorse the activities of its Corporate Benefactors.

The Wikimedia Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States, and donations from US citizens are tax deductible. Donations made by citizens of other countries may also be tax deductible. Please see deductibility of donations for details. Please see our fundraising page for details of making donations via PayPal, MoneyBookers, postal mail or direct deposit. For all other types of donations, please contact us.

Transparency

The Wikimedia Foundation is proud to be one of the most transparent non-profit organizations in the world. For updates about our program activities and our Annual Report, see the other links on this page. Additionally, we provide the following information:

• Core financial information. On the financial reports page, you will find audited financial statements, detailed financial plans, and our form 990.
• Board meeting minutes and outcomes. The Wikimedia Board of Trustees is the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation. On the meetings and resolutions pages, you will find information about its decisions.
• Policies and procedures. Beyond key policies like the Privacy Policy, Donor Privacy Policy and Trademark Policy, we publish all other key policies and procedures governing Wikimedia operations.

Wikimedia Foundation staff regularly participate in open office hours on IRC (an online chat system). Our fundraising work is public and community-driven as well. If you'd like to jump right in, visit the community fundraising landing page.